Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
DAMASCUS, March 29 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered the replacement of three Syrian ministers on Wednesday, including the ministries of justice, commerce, and administrative development, reported state TV. The presidential decree named Hisham Sha’ar, as the new justice minister replacing Najm Hamad al-Ahmad. It also appointed Samer Khalil as the minister of commerce […]
Read MoreSRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — At least three civilians and a militant were killed Tuesday in daylong clashes and gunfight respectively with government forces in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The gunfight and clashes broke out at village Durbugh in Chadoora of Budgam district, about 22 km south of Srinagar city, the summer […]
Read MoreSANAA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — A top UN humanitarian official in Yemen warned Tuesday against military escalation in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, stressing it as the most important port to deliver aid to the needed Yemeni civilians. Jamie McGoldrick, UN humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said in a press conference here in the capital […]
Read MoreMEXICO CITY, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Doctors in Mexico have set a date for the world’s heaviest man to undergo gastric bypass surgery, local media reported on Tuesday. Patient Juan Pedro Franco, who once weighed more than half a ton at 595 kilos, has been on a three-month diet to prepare for the operation scheduled […]
Read MoreMOSCOW, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Russia and Iran signed Tuesday a string of cooperation agreements in various fields including the energy sector as President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for his official visit to Moscow. The two leaders discussed during the meeting prospects for expanding bilateral trade, economic and investment ties and […]
Read MoreLONDON, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday signed the Article 50 notification letter which will officially begin Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), local media said. Nine months after the divisive Brexit referendum last June, May will officially trigger Article 50 in the letter that will be hand delivered […]
Read MoreDhaka, Mar 28 (NsNewsWire) –In the first ever Bangladesh-UK Strategic Dialogue in Dhaka on 28 March, the UK and Bangladesh agreed to build shared prosperity through widening and deepening the existing excellent bilateral relations for the benefit of both countries. During the Dialogue they also celebrated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. […]
Read MoreDhaka, Mar 28 (NsNewsWire) — Some 60 members of the British Parliament have lauded Bangladesh’s ongoing development efforts under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In an historic event on March 27 in the Palace of Westminster’s Terrace Pavilion on- looking the Thames River, they said Bangladesh has made significant progress and they […]
Read MoreDhaka, Mar 28 (NsNewsWire) — In observance of the 46th Anniversary of Independence and National Day, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad hosted a reception on Monday evening (27 March) at the five-star Serena Hotel. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Tarik Ahsan, his wife and officers of the High Commission welcomed the guests at the […]
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